The evolution of the Consumer Electronics Show

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The evolution of the
Consumer Electronics Show

The first three decades of the CES journey

Chris Wild

1960s-1980s

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Another January, another CES.  The Consumer Electronics Show, held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been a fixture of the technology calendar since 1967.  The first show was held in June in New York City.  Since then, CES has showcased the debut of an array of world-changing technologies: the VCR (1970), the camcorder (1981), the CD player (1981), the MiniDisc (1993), the DVD (1996), the digital radio (2000), the Xbox (2001), Blu-ray (2003).And also, "booth babes" — originally called CES guides — have been present at the show since 1967.

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